Hydroxylapatite from
State Forest Quarry No. 2 (State Forest #2 Mica Mine; Carini Quarry), Cobalt, East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA
| Locality type: | Quarry | |
| Classification | ||
|---|---|---|
| Species: | Hydroxylapatite | |
| Formula: | Ca5(PO4)3(OH) | |
| Comments: | in pockets of altered triphylite with beraunite, whitmoreite, messelite, etc. Tested by XRD at the National Museum Prague (dr. Jiri Sejkora). | |
| Habit: | micro hexagonal prisms | |
| Colour: | colorless to white | |
| Abundance at site: | Rare | |
| Confirmation | ||
| Validity: | Confirmed | |
| Confirmation Methods: | XRD | |
| Associated Minerals Based on Photo Data: | ||
| Messelite | ⓘ20 photos of Hydroxylapatite associated with Messelite at this locality. | |
| Mitridatite | ⓘ12 photos of Hydroxylapatite associated with Mitridatite at this locality. | |
| Diadochite | ⓘ8 photos of Hydroxylapatite associated with Diadochite at this locality. | |
| Vivianite | ⓘ7 photos of Hydroxylapatite associated with Vivianite at this locality. | |
| Siderite | ⓘ6 photos of Hydroxylapatite associated with Siderite at this locality. | |
| Whitmoreite | ⓘ3 photos of Hydroxylapatite associated with Whitmoreite at this locality. | |
| Strunzite | ⓘ2 photos of Hydroxylapatite associated with Strunzite at this locality. | |
| Albite | ⓘ2 photos of Hydroxylapatite associated with Albite at this locality. | |
| Quartz | ⓘ1 photo of Hydroxylapatite associated with Quartz at this locality. | |
| Ludlamite | ⓘ1 photo of Hydroxylapatite associated with Ludlamite at this locality. | |
| Data | ||
| Mineral Data: | Click here to view Hydroxylapatite data | |
| Locality Data: | Click here to view State Forest Quarry No. 2 (State Forest #2 Mica Mine; Carini Quarry), Cobalt, East Hampton (Chatham), Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA | |
| Photo Gallery | View Gallery (2 photos) | |
| Data Identifiers | ||
| Mindat Occurrence Record ID: | 720626 | |
| Long-form Identifier: | 1:3:720626:9 | |
| GUID (UUID V4): | d2a92216-d850-42bd-86df-040c7733b3c6 | |
| Nearest other occurrences of Hydroxylapatite | ||
| 3.8km (2.4 miles) | ⓘStrickland Quarry, Strickland pegmatite, Collins Hill, Portland, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA | |
| 81.4km (50.6 miles) | ⓘFillow Quarry (Branchville Quarry; Branchville Mica Mine; Smith Mine), Branchville, Redding (Reading), Fairfield County, Connecticut, USA | |
| References | ||
State Forest Quarry No. 2, Cobalt, East Hampton, Middlesex County, Connecticut, USA